The Armoury
The Armoury is a memorial in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Armoury is situated nearby to the cemetery St. Mary’s Graveyard, as well as near St. Mary’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunkeld & Birnam railway station and Birnam Arts.
Dunkeld & Birnam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the town of Dunkeld and village of Birnam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, 15 miles 31 chains north of Perth and is the first stop on the line north of there, before Pitlochry. Dunkeld & Birnam railway station is situated 590 feet southwest of The Armoury.
Birnam Arts
Community center
Photo: Grahamstephen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birnam Arts is a multipurpose arts centre in Birnam, Perthshire, central Scotland. It is also known as the Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, and was originally named the Birnam Institute. It is a not for profit organisation owned by the community. Birnam Arts is situated 380 feet northwest of The Armoury.
Birnam Oak
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Birnam Oak is an example of Sessile oak at Birnam, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Sometimes known as Macbeth's Oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the River Tay. Birnam Oak is situated 1,200 feet north of The Armoury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birnam and Dunkeld.
Birnam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Birnam is a village in the Highland part of Perth and Kinross, which grew up in the 19th century as a resort town when the railway reached it. It's on the west bank of the River Tay, which here makes an S-bend, so it becomes the south bank.
Dunkeld
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunkeld is a village in the Highland part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the east bank of the River Tay The village of Birnam is on the opposite bank, connected by the Telford Bridge; the combined population in 2021 was 1350.
The Hermitage
Locality
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
The Hermitage is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross. Located just to the west of the A9, it sits on the banks of the River Braan in Craigvinean Forest.
The Armoury
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “1895. HQ for old volunteer company later, eighth, Highland Cyclist, Battalion, a Home Guard company”
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.55792° or 56° 33′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.57592° or 3° 34′ 33″ westOperator
Birnam Heritage WalkOpen location code
9C8RHC5F+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 11607804490OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yes
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